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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public administrators. [HB-246] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 395.380 to modernize language; amend KRS 395.390 to remove the sheriff from being the de facto administrator upon the death of a decedent with no personal representative in a county with no public administrator and guardian; amend KRS 395.400 to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Elliott To Judiciary (s) on 01/31/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law. [HB-231] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Reed Introduced In House on 01/06/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to procurement. [SB-42] [Food ] [Budget and Spending ]
Amend KRS 45A.380 to specify additional food items that are exempted from competitive negotation requirements in certain circumstances; amend KRS 424.260 to specify additional food items that are exempted from the newspaper notice requirement for competitive bidding for local government procurement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Meredith Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 150) on 04/08/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

City reversion; disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles. [SB-82] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
City reversion; disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles. Provides that when a city reverts to a town and the police department or sheriff's department of the former city ceases to exist, officers of the former city police department or sheriff's department shall be entitled to purchase motorcycles that previously belonged to the police department or sheriff's department at the same cost as the city's original purchase price. City reversion; disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles. Provides (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0385) on 04/11/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-29] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; and prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; EMERGENCY.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/15/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to an exclusion from income tax for police officers. [HB-141] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude the income earned by an individual while on active duty as a police officer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Bowling Introduced In House on 01/04/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-48] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 519.010 to add definition of "emergency response"; amend KRS 519.040 to increase the penalties for falsely reporting an incident that results in an emergency response; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide for a civil cause of action for damages arising from the false reporting of an incident; amend KRS 134.127 to conform.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. DJ Johnson Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 148) on 04/08/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to elections. [HB-168] [Elections ]
Establish new chapter KRS Chapter 118C and create new sections of chapter to establish a system of electing the offices of Commonwealth's attorney, circuit clerk, county attorney, county clerk, sheriff, jailer, and coroner under a nonpartisan system; amend KRS 118.215, 118.315, 118.225, 118.325, and 118.115 to conform; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Duplessis Taken From Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 03/14/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer [SB-132] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public safety officer; repealing a certain limitation on the amount of the credit; requiring the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that authorizes the credit to establish, by law, the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of eligibility for the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Courts – Service of Process – Fees Collected by Sheriff [HB-176] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Altering certain fees charged by a sheriff for service of process of certain papers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 542 on 05/29/2022

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Modifications to 2021 Appointments Bill [HB-978]
Modifications to 2021 Appointments Bill

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ch. Sl 2021-186 on 11/30/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to determining the residence of incarcerated persons. [HB-146] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to determining the residence of incarcerated persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Filed on 10/05/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties. [HB-124] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Taxes ]
Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Filed on 09/29/2021

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

2021 Appointments Bill [SB-733]
2021 Appointments Bill

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Rabon Ch. Sl 2021-131 on 09/01/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds. [HB-12] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Angie Button Read First Time on 08/23/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds. [SB-6] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer See Remarks For Effective Date on 09/17/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties. [HB-59] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Taxes ]
Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Tinderholt Filed on 08/06/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case. [HB-52] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Read First Time on 08/23/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 1st Special

Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States. [HB-289] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal Filed on 07/16/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 1st Special

Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties. [HB-239] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Taxes ]
Relating to the salaries of sheriffs and to state assistance payments to offset the cost of sheriff's salaries in certain counties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James White Filed on 07/12/2021

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